View full sizeRutgers class of 2013 target, Matt FlanaganPhoto taken by the Flanagans, used with permission

Mendham (N.J.) class of 2013 tight end, Matt Flanagan spent this past
weekend at Rutgers on an official visit. He gave the Scarlet Knights high marks
after experiencing a weekend filled with substance. Flanagan believes he received
enough information during the visit to make his final collegiate decision sometime
around National Letter of Intent Day.

"It went well," he said. "It feels good to get on campus and
work with the staff, and the players. It was good to get outside of the usual
recruiting cloud. Overall, I had a great time. I really enjoyed my visit, and I
look forward to being able to make a decision off that kind of input."

Flanagan was hosted on his visit by Rutgers tight end, Paul
Carrezola. According to Flanagan, the two hit it off and truly bonded over the
weekend.

"We have similar personality types," he said. "And he's another
tight end so I talked football with him. The first night, it was actually Michael
Burton's birthday. So it was him and all those guys at their place and the next
night, we hung at Paul's place."

Although Flanagan got to opportunity to bond with most of
the recruits in attendance, his interaction with Rutgers class of 2013 commit,
Nick Arcidiacono, stood out to him.

"I spent time with a lot of he recruits, and it was good to
get different perspectives. But I spent a lot of time with Nick. We were off in
the tight end group so we got to talk, a lot."

During Flanagan's exit interview, Rutgers head coach, Kyle
Flood, enlightened Flanagan as to where he stands within the recruiting process
with Rutgers.

"Coach Flood and I talked about how they have a good success
and history of having preferred walk-ons who earn scholarships very early in
the process," said Flanagan. "He said they are thin at the position, right now,
and they really need guys to fill in and step up to compete with each other in
order to make themselves better."